A lot of People have been asking about what models of the ps3 do what. So I got this chart from Wikipedia and edited it a little bit.



Hope this helps

Also the old 80 gig has ps2 compatibility!

It is marked on there already.

OOPS!

Why won't my 80gig PS3 play Killzone?

New 80 gigs don't have BC.

Wtf that's retarded.

quote Lavitz

Why won't my 80gig PS3 play Killzone?

Notice there are actually 2 different 80GB models. The newer models (August '08 and after) do not have Backwards compatibility.

Well, I strongly believe that the PS3 will last for a long time, and perhaps the 360 will as well. However, in four or five years if Microsoft comes out with a more powerful game system, I hope that the company doesn't abandon the 360 just like they did the XBox. Sony, although they have removed the feature in the latest PS3 models to play PS2 games, they're still dishing out games for the PS2. The corporation responsible for manufacturing the memory card adaptors for the PS3 must be really pissed. It did upset me that I couldn't play my PS2 games off of my PS3; I guess that was Sony's idea of a trade-off. Sony lowers the price of the PS3, and in return they exclude the ability of consumers to play PS2 games off of their new PS3. As for the Wii, you cannot classify it under the same category as the 360 and PS3. The Wii is meant for general gamers; it is not selling on a hardcore gamer basis.

quote Oncethegunsmokesettl

Well, I strongly believe that the PS3 will last for a long time, and perhaps the 360 will as well. However, in four or five years if Microsoft comes out with a more powerful game system, I hope that the company doesn't abandon the 360 just like they did the XBox. Sony, although they have removed the feature in the latest PS3 models to play PS2 games, they're still dishing out games for the PS2. The corporation responsible for manufacturing the memory card adaptors for the PS3 must be really pissed. It did upset me that I couldn't play my PS2 games off of my PS3; I guess that was Sony's idea of a trade-off. Sony lowers the price of the PS3, and in return they exclude the ability of consumers to play PS2 games off of their new PS3. As for the Wii, you cannot classify it under the same category as the 360 and PS3. The Wii is meant for general gamers; it is not selling on a hardcore gamer basis.

Ok i guess? Maybe the wrong place to post this as this is a thread regarding the PS3's compatibility etc.

Anyways that chart is very useful, should hopefully stop some of the more idiotic questions on this board.

Arikardo

So by, yes software for bc, its possible for it to come out for every console?

Technically yes it could come out in a firmware update. But don't expect it to. Because

1. you never paid for the feature
2. they took it out because to save money which means doing that would make them loss money
3. it would also make a large customer base that did pay for BC extremely unhappy.

I'm gonna unfloat this for a bit to let some other threads get the spotlight for a while. I'll add this to the index and perhaps re-sticky it again in the future if needed.

Will it be possible for PS3 to play PS2 games at some point? Let's say, if Sony is nice enough to give us some firmware update which includes the capability of playing ps2 games?

It is theoretically possible but I highly doubt it. There are many reasons discussed on hundereds of threads in this forum so search for those I won't go into to detail here, just don't hold your breath.